| vs. VA |
vs. NC |
vs. US |
vs. HP2020 |
| Linguistically Isolated Population (Percent) |
0.3 |
 | | 2.8 |
|
| | 3.0 |
|
| | 4.6 |
|
|
| Population in Poverty (Percent) |
13.0 |
 | | 11.5 |
|
| | 17.4 |
|
| | 15.5 |
|
|
| Population Below 200% FPL (Percent) |
29.3 |
| | 26.8 |
|
| | 38.5 |
|
| | 34.3 |
|
|
| Children Below 200% FPL (Percent) |
40.0 |
 | | 33.8 |
|
| | 48.9 |
|
| | 43.9 |
|
|
| No High School Diploma (Age 25+, Percent) |
15.5 |
| | 11.7 |
|
| | 14.2 |
|
| | 13.4 |
|
|
| Unemployment Rate (Age 16+, Percent) |
4.7 |
| | 4.0 |
|
| | 5.1 |
|
| | 4.9 |
|
|
| % Worry/Stress Over Rent/Mortgage in Past Year |
23.8 |
|
|
| | 30.8 |
|
|
| % Low Health Literacy |
18.4 |
|
|
| | 23.3 |
|
|
| % Have Access to the Internet |
86.3 |
|
|
| | 91.9 |
|
|
| % Have a Smartphone |
77.8 |
|
|
| | 72.2 |
|
|
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| vs. VA |
vs. NC |
vs. US |
vs. HP2020 |
| % "Fair/Poor" Overall Health |
18.1 |
| | 15.2 |
|
| | 19.3 |
|
| | 18.1 |
|
|
| % Multiple Chronic Conditions |
67.1 |
|
|
| | 56.8 |
|
|
| % Activity Limitations |
23.9 |
| | 17.6 |
|
| | 21.6 |
|
| | 25.0 |
|
|
| % Caregiver to a Friend/Family Member |
25.0 |
|
|
| | 20.8 |
|
|
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| vs. VA |
vs. NC |
vs. US |
vs. HP2020 |
| % [Age 18-64] Lack Health Insurance |
9.8 |
| | 15.8 |
|
| | 19.1 |
|
| | 13.7 |
|
| | 0.0 |
|
| % Difficulty Accessing Healthcare in Past Year (Composite) |
38.8 |
|
|
| | 43.2 |
|
|
| % Difficulty Finding Physician in Past Year |
8.6 |
|
|
| | 13.4 |
|
|
| % Difficulty Getting Appointment in Past Year |
15.9 |
|
|
| | 17.5 |
|
|
| % Cost Prevented Physician Visit in Past Year |
10.7 |
|
|
| | 15.4 |
|
|
| % Transportation Hindered Dr Visit in Past Year |
6.1 |
|
|
| | 8.3 |
|
|
| % Inconvenient Hrs Prevented Dr Visit in Past Year |
11.6 |
|
|
| | 12.5 |
|
|
| % Language/Culture Prevented Care in Past Year |
0.7 |
|
|
| | 1.2 |
|
|
| % Cost Prevented Getting Prescription in Past Year |
13.8 |
|
|
| | 14.9 |
|
|
| % Skipped Prescription Doses to Save Costs |
12.3 |
|
|
| | 15.3 |
|
|
| % Difficulty Getting Child's Healthcare in Past Year |
2.3 |
|
|
| | 5.6 |
|
|
| Primary Care Doctors per 100,000 |
72.6 |
| | 86.0 |
|
| | 80.0 |
|
| | 87.8 |
|
|
| % Have a Specific Source of Ongoing Care |
79.4 |
|
|
| | 74.0 |
|
| | 95.0 |
|
| % Have Had Routine Checkup in Past Year |
78.1 |
| | 75.0 |
|
| | 73.5 |
|
| | 68.3 |
|
|
| % Child Has Had Checkup in Past Year |
87.9 |
|
|
| | 87.1 |
|
|
| % Two or More ER Visits in Past Year |
11.9 |
|
|
| | 9.3 |
|
|
| % Rate Local Healthcare "Fair/Poor" |
11.6 |
|
|
| | 16.2 |
|
|
| % [Insured 18-64] Have Coverage Through ACA |
7.5 |
|
|
| | 8.2 |
|
|
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| vs. VA |
vs. NC |
vs. US |
vs. HP2020 |
| Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
173.8 |
| | 161.0 |
|
| | 167.2 |
|
| | 161.0 |
|
| | 161.4 |
|
| Lung Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
44.2 |
| | 42.2 |
|
| | 47.6 |
|
| | 42.0 |
|
| | 45.5 |
|
| Prostate Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
31.5 |
| | 19.4 |
|
| | 20.0 |
|
| | 19.0 |
|
| | 21.8 |
|
| Female Breast Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
29.0 |
| | 21.7 |
|
| | 21.0 |
|
| | 20.6 |
|
| | 20.7 |
|
| Colorectal Cancer (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
14.5 |
| | 14.0 |
|
| | 14.0 |
|
| | 14.4 |
|
| | 14.5 |
|
| Female Breast Cancer Incidence Rate |
139.5 |
| | 125.5 |
|
| | 128.4 |
|
| | 123.4 |
|
|
| Prostate Cancer Incidence Rate |
137.0 |
| | 116.5 |
|
| | 130.2 |
|
| | 123.4 |
|
|
| Lung Cancer Incidence Rate |
68.7 |
| | 62.1 |
|
| | 70.7 |
|
| | 62.6 |
|
|
| Colorectal Cancer Incidence Rate |
42.9 |
| | 37.5 |
|
| | 38.4 |
|
| | 40.6 |
|
|
| % Cancer (Other Than Skin) |
8.9 |
| | 6.2 |
|
| | 7.3 |
|
| | 7.1 |
|
|
| % Skin Cancer |
6.8 |
| | 5.7 |
|
| | 7.1 |
|
| | 8.5 |
|
|
| % [Women 50-74] Mammogram in Past 2 Years |
82.4 |
| | 80.0 |
|
| | 80.7 |
|
| | 77.0 |
|
| | 81.1 |
|
| % [Women 21-65] Pap Smear in Past 3 Years |
81.2 |
| | 85.2 |
|
| | 85.8 |
|
| | 73.5 |
|
| | 93.0 |
|
| % [Age 50-75] Colorectal Cancer Screening |
84.2 |
| | 69.1 |
|
| | 70.8 |
|
| | 76.4 |
|
| | 70.5 |
|
| |
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| vs. VA |
vs. NC |
vs. US |
vs. HP2020 |
| Alzheimer's Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
28.5 |
| | 22.0 |
|
| | 31.0 |
|
| | 26.1 |
|
|
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| vs. VA |
vs. NC |
vs. US |
vs. HP2020 |
| Diabetes (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
28.5 |
| | 19.6 |
|
| | 23.0 |
|
| | 21.1 |
|
| | 20.5 |
|
| % Diabetes/High Blood Sugar |
18.4 |
| | 10.4 |
|
| | 10.7 |
|
| | 13.3 |
|
|
| % Borderline/Pre-Diabetes |
12.1 |
|
|
| | 9.5 |
|
|
| % [Non-Diabetes] Blood Sugar Tested in Past 3 Years |
58.9 |
|
|
| | 50.0 |
|
|
| |
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| |
| vs. VA |
vs. NC |
vs. US |
vs. HP2020 |
| Diseases of the Heart (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
180.2 |
| | 155.8 |
|
| | 162.1 |
|
| | 168.0 |
|
| | 156.9 |
|
| Stroke (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
44.2 |
| | 37.9 |
|
| | 43.4 |
|
| | 36.8 |
|
| | 34.8 |
|
| % Heart Disease (Heart Attack, Angina, Coronary Disease) |
7.2 |
|
|
| | 8.0 |
|
|
| % Stroke |
3.2 |
| | 3.1 |
|
| | 3.7 |
|
| | 4.6 |
|
|
| % Blood Pressure Checked in Past 2 Years |
95.5 |
|
|
| | 90.4 |
|
| | 92.6 |
|
| % Told Have High Blood Pressure (Ever) |
47.6 |
| | 33.2 |
|
| | 35.2 |
|
| | 37.0 |
|
| | 26.9 |
|
| % [HBP] Taking Action to Control High Blood Pressure |
92.5 |
|
|
| | 93.8 |
|
|
| % Cholesterol Checked in Past 5 Years |
92.1 |
| | 81.1 |
|
| | 81.7 |
|
| | 85.1 |
|
| | 82.1 |
|
| % Told Have High Cholesterol (Ever) |
40.3 |
|
|
| | 36.2 |
|
| | 13.5 |
|
| % [HBC] Taking Action to Control High Blood Cholesterol |
87.5 |
|
|
| | 87.3 |
|
|
| % 1+ Cardiovascular Risk Factor |
90.3 |
|
|
| | 87.2 |
|
|
| |
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| vs. VA |
vs. NC |
vs. US |
vs. HP2020 |
| HIV/AIDS (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
3.0 |
| | 1.9 |
|
| | 3.1 |
|
| | 2.7 |
|
| | 3.3 |
|
| HIV Prevalence Rate |
289.6 |
| | 314.5 |
|
| | 326.3 |
|
| | 353.2 |
|
| | 22.1 |
|
| |
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| vs. VA |
vs. NC |
vs. US |
vs. HP2020 |
| % [Age 65+] Flu Vaccine in Past Year |
68.3 |
| | 61.5 |
|
| | 70.5 |
|
| | 76.8 |
|
| | 70.0 |
|
| % [High-Risk 18-64] Flu Vaccine in Past Year |
57.7 |
|
|
| | 55.7 |
|
| | 70.0 |
|
| % [Age 65+] Pneumonia Vaccine Ever |
75.9 |
| | 74.3 |
|
| | 73.6 |
|
| | 82.7 |
|
| | 90.0 |
|
| % [High-Risk 18-64] Pneumonia Vaccine Ever |
47.0 |
|
|
| | 39.9 |
|
| | 60.0 |
|
| |
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| |
| vs. VA |
vs. NC |
vs. US |
vs. HP2020 |
| No Prenatal Care in First Trimester (Percent) |
15.8 |
| | 13.2 |
|
|
|
| | 22.1 |
|
| Low Birthweight Births (Percent) |
9.9 |
| | 8.3 |
|
| | 9.1 |
|
| | 8.2 |
|
| | 7.8 |
|
| Infant Death Rate |
8.7 |
| | 7.1 |
|
| | 6.1 |
|
| | 6.5 |
|
| | 6.0 |
|
| Births to Teenagers Under Age 20 (Percent) |
9.0 |
| | 7.3 |
|
|
|
|
| Births to Unwed Mothers (Percent) |
42.7 |
| | 34.6 |
|
|
|
|
| |
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| |
| vs. VA |
vs. NC |
vs. US |
vs. HP2020 |
| Unintentional Injury (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
39.2 |
| | 37.1 |
|
| | 45.0 |
|
| | 41.0 |
|
| | 36.4 |
|
| Motor Vehicle Crashes (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
12.9 |
| | 8.8 |
|
| | 13.6 |
|
| | 10.6 |
|
| | 12.4 |
|
| [65+] Falls (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
45.1 |
| | 62.6 |
|
| | 69.5 |
|
| | 59.0 |
|
| | 47.0 |
|
| % [Age 45+] Fell in the Past Year |
26.5 |
|
|
| | 31.6 |
|
|
| Firearm-Related Deaths (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
10.7 |
| | 10.5 |
|
| | 12.1 |
|
| | 10.6 |
|
| | 9.3 |
|
| Homicide (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
6.0 |
| | 4.6 |
|
| | 6.3 |
|
| | 5.6 |
|
| | 5.5 |
|
| Violent Crime Rate |
250.1 |
| | 201.1 |
|
| | 353.6 |
|
| | 395.5 |
|
|
| % Victim of Violent Crime in Past 5 Years |
1.8 |
|
|
| | 3.7 |
|
|
| % Victim of Domestic Violence (Ever) |
9.2 |
|
|
| | 14.2 |
|
|
| % Child [Age 5-17] "Always" Wears Bicycle Helmet |
49.9 |
|
|
| | 48.8 |
|
|
| % Child [Age 0-17] "Always" Uses Seat Belt/Car Seat |
98.7 |
|
|
| | 85.6 |
|
|
| |
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| vs. VA |
vs. NC |
vs. US |
vs. HP2020 |
| Kidney Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
20.1 |
| | 17.2 |
|
| | 16.3 |
|
| | 13.3 |
|
|
| % Kidney Disease |
3.9 |
| | 2.3 |
|
| | 2.8 |
|
| | 3.8 |
|
|
| |
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| vs. VA |
vs. NC |
vs. US |
vs. HP2020 |
| % "Fair/Poor" Mental Health |
9.7 |
|
|
| | 13.0 |
|
|
| % Diagnosed Depression |
15.9 |
| | 15.7 |
|
| | 18.8 |
|
| | 21.6 |
|
|
| % Symptoms of Chronic Depression (2+ Years) |
28.6 |
|
|
| | 31.4 |
|
|
| % Typical Day Is "Extremely/Very" Stressful |
9.3 |
|
|
| | 13.4 |
|
|
| Suicide (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
11.2 |
| | 12.7 |
|
| | 13.0 |
|
| | 13.0 |
|
| | 10.2 |
|
| % Taking Rx/Receiving Mental Health Trtmt |
13.2 |
|
|
| | 13.9 |
|
|
| % Have Ever Sought Help for Mental Health |
24.6 |
|
|
| | 30.8 |
|
|
| % [Those With Diagnosed Depression] Seeking Help |
91.1 |
|
|
| | 87.1 |
|
|
| % Unable to Get Mental Health Svcs in Past Yr |
1.9 |
|
|
| | 6.8 |
|
|
| |
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| vs. VA |
vs. NC |
vs. US |
vs. HP2020 |
| % Food Insecure |
19.2 |
|
|
| | 27.9 |
|
|
| % Eat 5+ Servings of Fruit or Vegetables per Day |
31.1 |
|
|
| | 33.5 |
|
|
| % "Very/Somewhat" Difficult to Buy Fresh Produce |
20.2 |
|
|
| | 22.1 |
|
|
| % 7+ Sugar-Sweetened Drinks in Past Week |
37.3 |
|
|
| | 29.0 |
|
|
| Population With Low Food Access (Percent) |
30.1 |
| | 20.4 |
|
| | 23.6 |
|
| | 22.4 |
|
|
| % No Leisure-Time Physical Activity |
24.4 |
| | 25.2 |
|
| | 26.2 |
|
| | 26.2 |
|
| | 32.6 |
|
| % Meeting Physical Activity Guidelines |
22.8 |
| | 22.1 |
|
| | 18.9 |
|
| | 22.8 |
|
| | 20.1 |
|
| Recreation/Fitness Facilities per 100,000 |
9.0 |
| | 12.3 |
|
| | 11.3 |
|
| | 10.5 |
|
|
| % Overweight (BMI 25+) |
80.6 |
| | 64.1 |
|
| | 65.9 |
|
| | 67.8 |
|
|
| % Healthy Weight (BMI 18.5-24.9) |
18.1 |
| | 34.0 |
|
| | 32.7 |
|
| | 30.3 |
|
| | 33.9 |
|
| % [Overweights] Trying to Lose Weight |
54.4 |
|
|
| | 61.3 |
|
|
| % Obese (BMI 30+) |
45.6 |
| | 29.2 |
|
| | 30.1 |
|
| | 32.8 |
|
| | 30.5 |
|
| % Medical Advice on Weight in Past Year |
30.5 |
|
|
| | 24.2 |
|
|
| % [Overweights] Counseled About Weight in Past Year |
35.6 |
|
|
| | 29.0 |
|
|
| % Child [Age 5-17] Healthy Weight |
57.1 |
|
|
| | 58.4 |
|
|
| % Children [Age 5-17] Overweight (85th Percentile) |
33.6 |
|
|
| | 33.0 |
|
|
| % Children [Age 5-17] Obese (95th Percentile) |
20.1 |
|
|
| | 20.4 |
|
| | 14.5 |
|
| % Child [Age 2-17] Physically Active 1+ Hours per Day |
59.0 |
|
|
| | 50.5 |
|
|
| |
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| vs. VA |
vs. NC |
vs. US |
vs. HP2020 |
| % Have Dental Insurance |
72.0 |
|
|
| | 59.9 |
|
|
| % [Age 18+] Dental Visit in Past Year |
68.4 |
| | 69.3 |
|
| | 64.2 |
|
| | 59.7 |
|
| | 49.0 |
|
| % Child [Age 2-17] Dental Visit in Past Year |
85.5 |
|
|
| | 87.0 |
|
| | 49.0 |
|
| |
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| vs. VA |
vs. NC |
vs. US |
vs. HP2020 |
| % [50+] Arthritis/Rheumatism |
44.0 |
|
|
| | 38.3 |
|
|
| % [50+] Osteoporosis |
10.0 |
|
|
| | 9.4 |
|
| | 5.3 |
|
| % Sciatica/Chronic Back Pain |
23.3 |
|
|
| | 22.8 |
|
|
| % Eye Exam in Past 2 Years |
60.9 |
|
|
| | 55.3 |
|
|
| |
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| vs. VA |
vs. NC |
vs. US |
vs. HP2020 |
| CLRD (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
40.0 |
| | 36.6 |
|
| | 45.6 |
|
| | 41.4 |
|
|
| Pneumonia/Influenza (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
13.6 |
| | 16.6 |
|
| | 18.1 |
|
| | 15.4 |
|
|
| % [Adult] Currently Has Asthma |
10.9 |
| | 7.9 |
|
| | 8.2 |
|
| | 11.8 |
|
|
| % [Child 0-17] Currently Has Asthma |
11.6 |
|
|
| | 9.3 |
|
|
| % COPD (Lung Disease) |
12.6 |
| | 5.8 |
|
| | 7.4 |
|
| | 8.6 |
|
|
| |
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| vs. VA |
vs. NC |
vs. US |
vs. HP2020 |
| Chlamydia Incidence Rate |
604.0 |
| | 435.8 |
|
| | 478.6 |
|
| | 456.1 |
|
|
| Gonorrhea Incidence Rate |
167.9 |
| | 99.9 |
|
| | 146.4 |
|
| | 110.7 |
|
|
| |
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| vs. VA |
vs. NC |
vs. US |
vs. HP2020 |
| Drug-Induced Deaths (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
9.5 |
| | 11.8 |
|
| | 14.8 |
|
| | 15.8 |
|
| | 11.3 |
|
| Cirrhosis/Liver Disease (Age-Adjusted Death Rate) |
9.6 |
| | 9.1 |
|
| | 10.4 |
|
| | 10.5 |
|
| | 8.2 |
|
| % Current Drinker |
47.5 |
| | 54.0 |
|
| | 46.2 |
|
| | 55.0 |
|
|
| % Binge Drinker (Single Occasion - 5+ Drinks Men, 4+ Women) |
12.3 |
|
|
| | 20.0 |
|
| | 24.4 |
|
| % Excessive Drinker |
16.4 |
|
|
| | 22.5 |
|
| | 25.4 |
|
| % Drinking & Driving in Past Month |
0.8 |
|
|
| | 5.2 |
|
|
| % Illicit Drug Use in Past Month |
1.2 |
|
|
| | 2.5 |
|
| | 7.1 |
|
| % Have Used Marijuana/Hashish in Past 30 Days |
2.4 |
|
|
| | 8.5 |
|
|
| % Ever Sought Help for Alcohol or Drug Problem |
1.2 |
|
|
| | 3.4 |
|
|
| % Life Negatively Affected by Substance Abuse |
32.3 |
|
|
| | 37.3 |
|
|
| |
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| vs. VA |
vs. NC |
vs. US |
vs. HP2020 |
| % Current Smoker |
11.5 |
| | 16.5 |
|
| | 19.0 |
|
| | 11.0 |
|
| | 12.0 |
|
| % Someone Smokes at Home |
10.0 |
|
|
| | 10.7 |
|
|
| % [Nonsmokers] Someone Smokes in the Home |
6.2 |
|
|
| | 4.0 |
|
|
| % [Household With Children] Someone Smokes in the Home |
11.6 |
|
|
| | 7.2 |
|
|
| % [Smokers] Have Quit Smoking 1+ Days in Past Year |
59.4 |
|
|
| | 34.7 |
|
| | 80.0 |
|
| % [Smokers] Received Advice to Quit Smoking |
77.7 |
|
|
| | 58.0 |
|
|
| % Currently Use Electronic Cigarettes |
4.1 |
|
|
| | 3.8 |
|
|
| % Use Smokeless Tobacco |
4.4 |
| | 4.4 |
|
| | 4.9 |
|
| | 4.4 |
|
| | 0.3 |
|
| % Smoke Cigars |
3.5 |
|
|
| | 7.5 |
|
| | 0.2 |
|
| |
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